Powell Lake

Powell Lake: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Powell Lake

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Powell Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.29980, -93.32438. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Powell Lake

• White Oak Lake State Park · lake · Nevada · ~59 km · Must-see
• Bodcau State Wildlife Management Area · park · Bossier Parish · ~67 km · Must-see
• Camden Confederate Monument · fort · Ouachita · ~70 km · Must-see
• Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources · museum · Union · ~71 km · Must-see
• Waldo Water Tower · fort · Columbia · ~8 km
• Cedar Grove Baptist Church · church · Columbia · ~9 km
• Davis Church · church · Columbia · ~9 km
• First Baptist Church · church · Columbia · ~11 km
• Beech Creek Church · church · Columbia · ~11 km
• Asbury United Methodist Church · church · Columbia · ~12 km
• Antioch Church · church · Columbia · ~16 km
• Lake June Dam · lake · Lafayette · ~21 km
• Fincher Lake · lake · Columbia · ~23 km
• Christie Chapel United Methodist Church · church · Columbia · ~23 km
• Davidson Church · church · Nevada · ~24 km
• Sardis Church · church · Lafayette · ~25 km
• Corinth Church · church · Columbia · ~29 km
• Taylor Veterans Memorial · fort · Columbia · ~32 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Powell Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Powell Lake

• White Oak Lake State Park · lake · Nevada · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Claiborne Dam · lake · Claiborne Parish · ~92 km · Must-see
• Wright Patman Lake · lake · Miller · ~97 km · Must-see
• Millwood Lake · lake · Little River · ~98 km · Must-see
• Caddo Lake · lake · Caddo Parish · ~112 km · Must-see
• Cross Lake · lake · Caddo Parish · ~126 km · Must-see
• Lake D'Arbonne · lake · Union Parish · ~128 km · Must-see
• DeGray Lake · lake · Clark · ~134 km · Must-see
• Kepler Creek Dam · lake · Bienville Parish · ~138 km · Must-see
• West Fork Lake Greeson · lake · Pike · ~141 km · Must-see

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